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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 338 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth

Answer key

  1. a planet
  2. Venus
  3. Uranus
  4. 8
  5. Sirius
  6. True
  7. True
  8. a star
  9. is famous for its rings
  10. Mercury
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. False
  14. an astronaut
  15. False
  16. Jupiter
  17. it reflects sunlight
  18. is the biggest planet
  19. a planet
  20. False
  21. False
  22. False
  23. the Sun
  24. Neptune
  25. True
  26. the Pole Star
  27. 4
  28. False
  29. Earth spins on its axis
  30. True
  31. a moon
  32. is closest to the sun
  33. 365
  34. is called the red planet
  35. 6
  36. is farthest from the sun
  37. 24
  38. True
  39. 7
  40. Saturn

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